Why do some individuals with obesity remain metabolically healthy?

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Abstract

A recent study by Peterson et al. that characterized individuals with metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) or metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) in depth provides insights into the potential pathogenesis of MUO that accounts for much of the cardiometabolic disease and excess mortality caused by the obesity epidemic.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
JournalTrends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Volume36
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2025

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Endocrinology

Keywords

  • cardiometabolic health
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolically healthy obesity (MHO)
  • metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO)

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